An attempt to cash a stolen check led to the arrest of three Vacaville residents on a variety of forgery, drug and other charges Friday afternoon.

Vacaville police received a call at about 3 p.m. from a check cashing business on E. Monte Vista Avenue. The caller told police a woman was attempting to cash a stolen check. Police arrived at the check cashing business, but the suspect had already left.

Police checked the business's surveillance video, which they say showed a woman later identified as Stevie Graham, 25, of Vacaville attempting to cash a check that had been stolen, along with other items, from a business in Dixon. Detectives from the Crime Suppression Team and the Narcotics Enforcement Team then conducted surveillance on areas of Vacaville that Graham was known to frequent; police were also on the lookout for known associates of Graham.

During their surveillance of home in the 500 block of E. Monte Vista, officers saw Nathan Markham, 41, of Vacaville, who is currently on probation, arrive and enter the residence. Detectives attempted to contact the subjects in the residence, but no one answered the door.

Detectives entered the residence and conducted a parole and probation search. Markham was seen exiting the bathroom while Graham, Christina Ernest, 29, of Vacaville, and another subject were found hiding in the bedroom. Once all four subjects were secured, detectives searched the apartment.

Evidence from the check cashing incident as well as the Dixon burglary were located in the apartment, police said. Officers also found mail stolen from the surrounding apartments, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to authorities. Some of the stolen mail and checks were torn and discarded in a toilet in the residence in what police called an attempt to destroy evidence.

A Deputy Sheriff from the Solano County Sheriff's Department was called to the scene where she collected evidence pertaining to the Dixon burglary.

Graham was arrested on suspicion of burglary and check forgery; Nathan Markham was arrested on suspicion of probation violation, conspiracy, obstructing or delaying officers during the course of their investigation, and forgery; and Cristina Ernest was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing or delaying officers during the course of their investigation, conspiracy and forgery. All three were booked into Solano County Jail.